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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Yucatan (Southeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
241
1619
2220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
1619
2220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
235
1591
2177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1396
1910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
38
307
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
275
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
65
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
65
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
54
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yucatan
4 Genera with 18 Species
Chlaenobia Blanchard, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1960Wall-Rockets7SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yucatan
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chlaenobia vexata Horn, 1885
Chlaenobia vexata unituberculata Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis maya Vaurie, 1958
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis puncticollis Moser, 1918
Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis trapezifera Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis yucateca Vaurie, 1960
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) temaxa Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
Phyllophaga caanchaki Morón, 1998
Phyllophaga cometes Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga gaumeri Bates, 1889
Phyllophaga pallidicornis Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga peninsulana Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga pseudocarus Morón, 1999
Phyllophaga tenuipilis Bates, 1888
Trichesthes yucateca Bates, 1889

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Yucatan
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melolonthinae at artfakta.se
Melolonthinae at dyntaxa.se
Melolonthinae at gbif.org
Melolonthinae at itis.gov